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Infrastructure vulnerability assessment tools help protect people and places against natural hazards

×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ research led by Professor Tiziana Rossetto and Professor Dina D'Ayala predicts the vulnerability of buildings and infrastructure to natural hazards, leading to a series of prediction risk models.

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13 February 2023

International policy case study


Research title:ÌýInfrastructure vulnerability assessment tools help protect people and places against natural hazards
Faculty:Ìý×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Faculty of Engineering Sciences
Activity: Research
Policy type:ÌýInternational emergency or risk management
°ä´Ç³Ü²Ô³Ù°ù²â/¸é±ð²µ¾±´Ç²Ô:ÌýLatin America
Policy partner:ÌýOther International/Multilateral Institutions; NGOs; Non-UK National Governments (non-EU)

Synopsis


×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’s research to predict the vulnerability of buildings and infrastructure to natural hazards has led to a series of risk models and products that are used worldwide to predict the impacts of natural hazard events, to inform insurance pay-outs and strengthen buildings, such as schools and churches.

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